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#TxDPS - VI Window Tint Program

Window Tinting Standards

Note: Windows immediately to the right and left of the driver that have less than 25% light transmission will fail inspection, regardless of the year model of the vehicle.

A medical exemption is required, only if the citizen needs tint on the two front windows darker than the 25% requirement.

Sunscreening devices can be applied to the windshield if all of the conditions below are met.

1. Sunscreening devices must be applied above the AS-1 line. If there is no AS-1 line, sunscreening devices must end five inches below the top of the windshield.
2. Sunscreening devices may not be red, amber, or blue in color.
3. Sunscreening devices, when measured in combination with the original glass, must have a light transmittance value of 25% or more.
4. Sunscreening devices, when measured in combination with the original glass, must have a luminous reflectance value of 25% or less.
5. A clear (un-tinted) UV film is allowed anywhere on the front windshield without a medical exemption being required.

Sunscreening devices can be applied to the side windows to the right and left of the driver if the following conditions are met.

1. Sunscreening devices, when measured in combination with the original glass, have a light transmittance value of 25% or more.
2. Sunscreening devices, when measured in combination with the original glass, have a luminous reflectance value of 25% or less.